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Ever ready to copy and adapt, Chinese tech firms are joining the smart watch fad. On the heels of Samsung and Sony, companies like Xiaomi are reportedly preparing their own Chinese versions, hoping that consumers want Internet-enabled apps on their wrist as well as their smartphone. Qihoo 360 …

There’s good news for Microsoft’s mobile efforts, as according to a latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech showing data for the three months to September 2013, Windows Phone has overtaken iOS in Italy and now makes up one in 10 smartphone sales across five major European markets — the UK, …

Snapchat is looking to raise up to $200 million at a valuation of $3 billion to $4 billion and one of the potential investors that founder Evan Spiegel has talked to the most is Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings, reports WSJ.<p>Spiegel has referred to Tencent in the past as a “role model,” …

Can a low-end Android phone be any good? For Mountain View, a billion users are at stake<p><i>"As we get on our journey to reach the next billion people, we want to do it on the latest version of Android." — Sundar Pichai</i><p>At its root, Google’s Android platform has always been about growing the audience …

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<i>Bloomberg's</i> gotten word from the perennial "people familiar with the matter" that HTC is building an Android-based smartwatch that's set for release in the latter half of 2014. While other features and a price have yet to be set in stone, the outlet's source says the timepiece will sport a camera. …

<b>Twitter has unveiled the price range for its shares when the company lists on the stock exchange.</b><p>In a filing on Thursday, Twitter said it planned to sell 70 million shares priced between $17 and $20 (£10 - £12) to raise up to $1.4bn (£865m).<p>The offering represents 13% of Twitter and values it at as …